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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

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[–] grayman@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My G Shock is super reliable and will never need a battery. No way I'm swapping it out for some fragile piece of junk screen that mostly displays a clock that dies every few days.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, some great g-shocks out there. I have dw5600. Awesome watch. Some day I will get the 5610.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have had the same automatic (self winding) for over a decade. Wear it almost everyday, it gets beat up and used hard but still works great. And no batteries is nice.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice, what brand?

I like mechanical watches a lot although I don't like the service cost lol.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well this one is more of a happy accident. It is a Fossil, and was a warranty replacement for a battery watch I bought. Have had not much luck with the battery Fossils but they seem to make a solid (or did not sure if they still do) automatics.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

Sweet. I've heard good things in the past about 'em over on watchuseek forum.

[–] serratur@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is peak "smart" watch for me: Sony-Ericsson MBW-100

Having something similar with modern technology the battery life would be much longer, I don't need a wrist phone.